Breakdown of Mademki bize karşı kayıtsız, açıkçası onu aramayacağım.
o
that / he / she / it
biz
we
aramak
to look for, to call
karşı
against, towards
açıkçası
frankly, honestly
mademki
since, seeing that
kayıtsız
indifferent
Questions & Answers about Mademki bize karşı kayıtsız, açıkçası onu aramayacağım.
Is there a difference between madem and mademki here?
They both mean 'since' or 'seeing that' and are generally interchangeable. The -ki suffix just adds a slight emphasis to the fact being stated. You could drop it and say Madem bize karşı kayıtsız, and the meaning would remain exactly the same.
I know kayıt means 'record' or 'registration.' How does kayıtsız mean 'indifferent'?
You are right about the root word! Literally, kayıtsız means 'without record.' Idiomatically, if a person doesn't 'register' what is happening around them or doesn't keep a 'record' of someone else's feelings, they are being unresponsive. In Turkish, this evolved to mean 'indifferent' or 'unconcerned.'
Why does karşı take the dative pronoun bize instead of the accusative bizi?
When used as a postposition meaning 'towards' or 'against,' karşı always demands the dative case (-e/-a). Since the indifference is directed towards us, we must use the dative bize rather than the accusative bizi.
How does the word açıkçası break down grammatically to mean 'frankly'?
It starts with açık (open/clear), takes the adverbial suffix -ça to mean 'in an open way,' and ends with the possessive suffix -sı. Together, açıkçası is a fixed discourse marker used exactly like 'frankly,' 'openly,' or 'to be honest' in English.
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